CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – The UMBC men's
swimming and diving team swept the America East awards this week as
senior Andrew
Eckhoff (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) was named Diver of
the Week and freshman Lauri
Kaei (Harjumaa, Estonia/Tallin Secondary Science) was
named Swimmer of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday
afternoon.

This is the third time in four weeks, and second consecutive
week, that Eckhoff has been given this honor. In the
latest meet, Eckhoff broke UMBC's school record in the 3-mtr
competition receiving a 354.30 in an unscored exhibition against
Towson on Saturday. Eckhoff also won the 1-mtr
competition, sweeping the diving events for the first time this
season.

This is the first honor in the college career for Kaei who has
already picked up four individual and three relays wins in his
brief career. Over the weekend against George
Washington, Kaei went four for four, winning the 100 and
200-yard freestyles and also helping the 200 medley and 400 free
relays take home wins.

Kaei's honor marks the third time in four weeks that the
Retrievers have had the Swimmer of the Week among their
ranks. Sophomore Johan
Rohtla (Tallin, Estonia/Tallin Secondary Science) earned
the year's first honor while junior Pierre De
Waal (Pretoria, South Africa/Tuks Sport/Cleveland State)
gained the honor in the second week of the season.

Overall the men's and women's teams have picked up a total of
seven awards through the season's first four weeks.

The Retrievers now have the week off from competition before
heading down to College Park, Md. to take on in-state rival
Maryland on Nov. 12.